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- Florida requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers do not collectively bargain with School District of Lee County.
- 5,554 teachers
Student demographics
- 89,364 students
- 66% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 180 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 13 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | N/A; the format of the new hire schedule changed this year, so NCTQ was unable to compare it to last year's schedule. |
| Starting salary: | $40,000 (based on new hire placement) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $63,214; PhD; 27 (based on new hire placement) |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Value-added |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | Tenure non-existent, 1st year teacher: 2x/year in accordance with State law; all other teachers: 1x/year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10 (10 sick, 5 personal taken from sick leave) |
| Years to tenure: | No tenure policy |